I’m very excited to be taking part in this show next week in Australia. NOFUN’s first group show of 2015: ‘UNPAID INTERNS’, an art show dedicated to paying tribute to the films of American writer and director Wes Anderson. The exhibition will showcase a selection of work from local and international artists, illustrators and graphic designers from over 10 different countries, each presenting limited edition work.

From Siegel & Shuster to Chris Ware, stopping by Harvey Kurtzman and Dave Gibbons, a playful look at the history of American comic book industry and culture of the last six decades by cartoonist Matt Madden.

Limited edition of 500 posters, each print is hand-signed and numbered by the author.

After announcing the winner of the Little Chimp Award earlier in the week it’s nice to hear what other people think of all the other general art awards out there. Have a read of this opinion piece by Arnie Fenner over on Muddy Colors. It’s not too long a post and it’s worth reading.

I was commissioned by FCB Inferno in London to work on a tactical campaign for Oreo. I produced illustrations for two full page adverts which ran for one day only in The Sun Newspaper.

The campaign coincided with the 20 March Solar 2015 Eclipse which occurred across Northern Europe that morning.
The way the adverts worked, the newsprint page had a transparent overlay, with the Oreo biscuit representing the Moon which blocked out the sun. The combination of the two pages created the effect of an eclipse. Turing the transparent page revealed the sun underneath.

Time was short, the illustrations had to be completed within a day to allow for test prints. Achieving the desired colour balance on the transparent paper, to create the dark effect of the eclipse. It was a great project to work on with Diogo Tovar Art Director, Gary Robinson Executive Creative Director and Cathy Buchanan Head of Project Management at FCB Inferno.